The Vascular Plants of Iowa

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Group Name:
Pteridophytes
Family Name:
Adiantaceae
Genus:
Pellaea Link Link
Genus Common Name:
Cliff-brake ferns
Species:
Pellaea atropurpurea (L.) Link
Species Common Name:
Purple cliff-brake
Habitat:
Dry, sandstone outcrops
Abundance and Distribution:
Rare northeast and southeast: Allamakee County and Van Buren county
Origin:
Native
Iowa and Its Flora:
More information about plants of Paleozoic Plateau: Cliff-dwelling Plants
Link to this record:
http://uipress.lib.uiowa.edu/vpi/DetailsPage.aspx?species_id=SPEd1e58